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Part Two of ThugLifeArmy.com's 'Exclusive' web interview with Afeni Shakur-Davis, mother of the late hip hop icon, poet, actor, and social activist Tupac Shakur (2Pac), has been posted on www.ThugLifeArmy.com In the second part of the interview Afein Shakur-Davis talks about Pac's Kids and the summer camps, the publishing of Tupac hip hop music, the Tupac Amaru Shakur Foundation in Stone Mountain Georgia, a normal day for Afeni Shakur-Davis and life on her organic farm. She also tells us her favorite Tupac (2Pac) tracks, music and the remains of Tupac's ashes. We also ask what she would like Afeni Shakur-Davis' Legacy to be. She also speaks to the young people and gives direction to them. Most notably you will hear that she asks for help. Not for herself, she is a giving person, but she is asking for help to finish the Center for the Arts in Stone Mountain Georgia. The Foundation and the Arts Center are dear to her and she needs help to finish them and preserve them for future generations. This is a side of Afeni Shakur-Davis that is rarely seen or heard. She did the phone interview from her home and she was comfortable. She was in her element and it is obvious that she is most comfortable at home. Not only Ms. Shakur-Davis, but the children are depending on all of us to help finish this project and support it so the magnificent work they do can not only go on, but can grow and produce the leaders of tomorrow. An investment in TASF or The Center for the Arts is an investment in our future. To hear Part Two of the interview with Afeni Shakur-Davis please visit ThugLifeArmy.com. To read a message from Afeni Shakur-Davis please visit - ThugLifeArmy.com And please visit TASF.org to learn ways to donate to the Center for the Arts and or the Foundation.Also please visit the only 'Official' Tupac web site on the net at 2PacLegacy.com In other news: All the buzz about a new Tupac album from Death Row Records may have been a little premature. The bankruptcy Trustees have filed a complaint with the court against GMG. Apparently GMG did not pay the 24 million dollars, and now the Trustees feel they have another buyer and are seeking the contract with GMG be voided. Read the PDF files of the complaints at ThugLifeArmy.com Find more headlines at ThugLifeArmy.comPeace & Believe in Better Dayz Togeather WE can change the world; if we only support each other. The Staff of Thug Life Army Network And please visit the Thug Life Army Network of sites: Also visit our sister radio station and network partner CRN Live HERE " Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real. " - TupacTLA Network Newsletter is sent to over 5,000 loyal fans world-wide.
Exclusive Web Interview with Afeni Shakur-Davis Tupac Tribute ProjectPosted
Dear Friends; Thug Life Army Records being a 'grass roots' indie label, is asking all of you that have web sites, pr lists, contact lists, newsletters, myspace accounts etc. to help us promote this album. We need to take hip hop back to the streets and out of the boardroom. We can not continue to let corporate labels dictate what hip hop really is and continue to force feed us music that THEY feel we want and need. Our web sites have 'worked' with and supported many of you over the years; we really could use a hand up on getting this out. Please send out and post to all your contacts. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. THANKS for your help and support in advance - RB
Indie Hip Hop Label Re-Issues Unique Tupac Tribute Project
With all the talk about hip hop being dead, indie label Thug Life Army Records sets forth a project that proves hip hop is alive and well: outside the boundary of corporate 'boardroom' hip hop. 'In the Shadow of an Icon' is an amazing tribute to the teachings and thought process of hip hop icon; rapper, activist, poet Tupac Shakur (2Pac). Tupac connected with the street because he was from the street and understood the messages that the street needed to hear. Artist from all across the country including California, New York, Georgia, Texas, St. Louis as well as Canada have contributed to this project set in the mindset of Tupac Shakur (2Pac). 'In The Shadow of an Icon' brings no bling, or spinning rims, no meaningless repetitive hooks - just good quality hip hop with a message from unsigned artists relevant to hip hop culture in a time when real thought provoking hip hop seems to have left the scene. The project includes a track from San Antonio, Texas based 1223 whose track "Wish I Knew" placed first in VH-1's International Songwriting Competition. Also included on this project is a track from Jasiri X with Franchise (Produced by Paradise Gray of X Clan). Jasiri X has won the awards for Best Inspirational Artist and Single of the Year for "FREE THE JENA 6" at the 2008 Pittsburgh Hip-Hop Awards among others this year. Hip hop is alive and well and this compilation from newly formed indie label Thug Life Army Records proves that. Tracks from well known indie artist like Inglewood, California's own Binky Mack (of the Westside Connection click) and Squeak Ru (Binky Macks partner in the group allfrumtha I), Bay Area Boss Celly Cel, Latino great Kemo tha Blaxican out of East LA, Detroit, Michigan's Page 1, K-Loron from Cleveland, Ohio, Latino group UND from the legendary Inland Empire in California, G Luv (from Mack 10's Road Dawgz), Boo Kapone from Inglewood, California, Latino group Concrete Souljahs from Phoenix Arizona, Wize-Fool representing from the Bronx NY and Jersey, SUPe from Hawthorne, California, Saint Louis, Missouri based Hustle Creed, Inglewood, California's Purple Lounge, from Chicago to LA and the entire One Nation Project Malign20, Ebony Burks from Atlanta Georgia / Los Angeles California, FAME from Atlanta, Georgia, Qwiccshott from San Diego, California, Nolan from Inglewood, California, Tommy Danger from Harlem and Manhattan, 3RDegree from the I.E. (Inland Empire), California, Dolo from Inglewood, California, and lets not forget our brothers from north of the border Sammy B and Big Dee from Calgary AB Canada and the spoken word artist Queen Josie from Atlanta, Georgia. As you can see there is a wide area of the nation covered by these artists. The Reviews are enriching: "This entire project is not just a true testament to the direct inspiration that Tupac provided many in our society, but also a reflection of positive hip hop culture being used as a voice for the voiceless." - Shamako Noble: President and Executive Director of The Hip Hop Congress - http://www.hiphopcongress.com Hip Hop Congress.com "The artists featured on this two-disc compilation have all been baptized at the altar of Tupac; they not only continue a mighty tradition, they take it to a higher level. All praise is due to ThugLifeArmy Records" - Dr. Uhuru Hotep / Kwame Ture Leadership Institute http://www.ktli.org KTI.Org "In The Shadow of an Icon pays homage to the late, great Tupac Shakur. Thug Life Army Records compilation was done with taste and respect for Tupac's legacy." - Jonathan Wolfson / Wolfson Public Relations http://www.wolfson-pr.com Wolfson PR "Maybe the "In the Shadow of an Icon" CD will help us, at least imagine if only for a moment, the possibilities of not only Tupac Shakur, but the legions of young men and women who would follow his lead, if they politicized their lyrics and connected them with the struggling masses..." by "TRUTH Minista Paul Scott" of http://www.NoWarningShotsFired.com No Waring Shots Fried.com "In the Shadow of an Icon is the rare album available today whose lyrical content, production and theme are all top-of-the line and in harmony. The spirit of 'Pac - his intellect, defiance, and love - lives in this album, with enough of a roster, message, and music to carry his great legacy for another generation" - by Cedric Muhammad / Black Coffee Channel http://www.blackcoffeechannel.com Black Coffee Channel and Black Electorate.com http://www.blackelectorate.com Black Electorate.com "A really solid release... I really appreciate the purpose of the project. It's not your typical thugged-out music. It's street music, but with heart, and in that way, it does a great service to the memory of 'Pac. I was also pleasantly surprised by the quality of the production, the lyrical skills of the MCs and variety of artists on the CD. Well done!"...by Greg Schick / Old School G - World Hip Hop Market http://www.worldhiphopmarket.com Hip Hop Market.com Review from StreetHop by Rahim "Judging a book by its cover never really helped anyone to begin with, and in my findings, this 29-track compilation CD is filled with up and down-beat tracks that anyone can easily be bopping their head to, not to mention that the whole vibe of the album can be described as something out of the vaults of Suge Knight's Death Row Records. The album also showcases a style of music that most 2Pac fans will recognize, while the music itself represents the same struggle in which 2Pac had fought hard for. There are a lot of talented artists on this album, and from the sound of it; I'm glad none of the artists give off too much of a mainstream feel to their music...." Hip hop is not dead, you just have to know where to look - and that means look to the streets instead of the boardroom and you will see that Thug Life Army Records has done just that on In the Shadow of an Icon. "Hip Hop was supposed to be this new thing that had no boundaries and was so different to everyday music. As long as it has soul to it, hip hop can live on." - Tupac Shakur The album is available for digital download on Itunes, Umusic and all other on line download sources. In stores nationwide. The album can also be purchased at TupacTribute.com or ThugLifeArmyRecords.com for a 'Special' Re-Launch price.
1.) Boo Kapone - KNOWLEDGE Disc Two
2.) Celly Cel - No Tomorrow 3.) Dolo - So Much Drama 4.) Qwiccshott - Never 5.) Sammy B feat Big Dee - No Half Steppin 6.) 3RDegree - Broken Home 7.) allfrumtha i - Me & My Dawg 8.) K - Loron - Speed of Life 9.) Concrete Souljahs - Related to the Underground 10.) Tommy Danger - Run for Cover 11.) Wize-Fool - DANGEROUS FREE THINKER 12.) binky mack - Taken Over 13.) Malign20 - Hopes and Dreams 14.) Queen Josie - Young Men of Today (Spoken Word)
For Cover art, radio mp3's and/or a press promo copies of the album for review, posters or banners to help promote this project on your site please contact RB Riddle or Thug Life Army Records at Robert's Email or Info at Thug Life Army Records Email Artists and Label available for interviews and in store promotions. Press Contact: Label Web Site Thug Life Army Records is a division of Star Sound Music Group based in Hollywood, California. Peace & Believe in Better Dayz Togeather WE can change the world; if we only support each other. The Staff of Thug Life Army Network And please visit the Thug Life Army Network of sites: Also visit our sister radio station and network partner CRN Live HERE " Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real. " - Tupac TLA Network Newsletter is sent to over 5,000 loyal fans world-wide. The Science of Getting RichPosted
The Science Of Getting Rich Current mood: accomplished Category: Goals, Plans, Hopes From "The Science of Getting Rich" by Wallace Wattles The Right To Be Rich WHATEVER may be said in praise of poverty, the fact remains that it is not possible to live a really complete or successful life unless one is rich. No man can rise to his greatest possible height in talent or soul development unless he has plenty of money; for to unfold the soul and to develop talent he must have many things to use, and he cannot have these things unless he has money to buy them with. A man develops in mind, soul, and body by making use of things, and society is so organized that man must have money in order to become the possessor of things; therefore, the basis of all advancement for man must be the science of getting rich. The object of all life is development; and everything that lives has an inalienable right to all the development it is capable of attaining. Man's right to life means his right to have the free and unrestricted use of all the things which ma y be necessary to his fullest mental, spiritual, and physical unfoldment; or, in other words, his right to be rich. In this book, I shall not speak of riches in a figurative way; to be really rich does not mean to be satisfied or contented with a little. No man ought to be satisfied with a little if he is capable of using and enjoying more. The purpose of Nature is the advancement and unfoldment of life; and every man should have all that can contribute to the power; elegance, beauty, and richness of life; to be content with less is sinful. The man who owns all he wants for the living of all the life he is capable of living is rich; and no man who has not plenty of money can have all he wants. Life has advanced so far, and become so complex, that even the most ordinary man or woman requires a great amount of wealth in order to live in a manner that even approaches completeness. Every person naturally wants to become all that they are capable of becoming; this desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be. Success in life is becoming what you want to be; you can become what you want to be only by making use of things, and you can have the free use of things only as you become rich enough to buy them. To understand the science of getting rich is therefore the most essential of all knowledge. There is nothing wrong in wanting to get rich. The desire for riches is really the desire for a richer, fuller, and more abundant life; and that desire is praise worthy. The man who does not desire to live more abundantly is abnormal, and so the man who does not desire to have money enough to buy all he wants is abnormal. There are three motives for which we live; we live for the body, we live for the mind, we live for the soul. No one of these is better or holier than the other; all are alike desirable, and no one of the three--body, mind, or soul--can live fully if either of the others is cut short of full life and expression. It is not right or noble to live only for the soul and deny mind or body; and it is wrong to live for the intellect and deny body or soul. We are all acquainted with the loathsome consequences of living for the body and denying both mind and soul; and we see that real life means the complete expression of all that man can give forth through body, mind, and soul. Whatever he can say, no man can be really happy or satisfied unless his body is living fully in every function, and unless the same is true of his mind and his soul. Wherever there is unexpressed possibility, or function not performed, there is unsatisfied desire. Desire is possibility seeking expression, or function seeking performance. Man cannot live fully in body without good food, comfortable clothing, and warm shelter; and without freedom from excessive toil. Rest and recreation are also necessary to his physical life . He cannot live fully in mind without books and time to study them, without opportunity for travel and observation, or without intellectual companionship. To live fully in mind he must have intellectual recreations, and must surround himself with all the objects of art and beauty he is capable of using and appreciating. To live fully in soul, man must have love; and love is denied expression by poverty. A man's highest happiness is found in the bestowal of benefits on those he loves; love finds its most natural and spontaneous expression in giving. The man who has nothing to give cannot fill his place as a husband or father, as a citizen, or as a man. It is in the use of material things that a man finds full life for his body, develops his mind, and unfolds his soul. It is therefore of supreme importance to him that he should be rich. It is perfectly right that you should desire to be rich; if you are a normal man or woman you cannot help doing so. It is perfectly right that you should give your best attention to the Science of Getting Rich, for it is the noblest and most necessary of all studies. If you neglect this study, you are derelict in your duty to yourself, to God and humanity; for you can render to God and humanity no greater service than to make the most of yourself. http://www.wealthbeyondreason.com/sampc2.shtml |
